Ward 1 Infrastructure Projects Updates as of September 20, 2025
Ainslie Wood
- ALEXANDER PARK COMMUNITY HUB (Project website)
Scope: The Alexander Park Clubhouse Renewal project aims to provide an accessible, multi-purpose space for community use and programming opportunities. The park's existing fieldhouse will be renewed and updated to better serve the community's needs.
Project Manager: Facilities
Status: Renovations began in September 2025. Expected completion in Q2 2026. Design
- BLACKWOOD CRES, PURVIS DR, and BUTTY PL - RESURFACING
Scope: Road resurfacing only
Status: Completed 2025. Notice to residents.
- ALEXANDER PARK SKATE PARK (Project website)
Scope: Alexander Skate Park is a proposed +/-1,000m2 (10,764 Sq. Ft.) wheeled sports facility. The concrete facility will be integrated with the park’s existing amenities and cater to various wheeled sports, such as skateboarding, rollerblading, scooters, and BMX bikes.
Status: The Project was stalled in April 2024. It is expected to resume in Spring 2026. The project was stalled due to the water table issues. Some redesign of the skate features was required as a result.
Kirkendall
- HAAA PARK RENEWAL (Project website)
The park's current features are reaching the end of their service life, and to ensure the community can continue to enjoy the HAAA Grounds, these ageing park features need to be replaced.
The Renewal Plan community consultation ran from February 2021 to the Spring of 2022 (Review past public information presentations and meeting videos)
Project Manager: Iain Miller
Scope: The City intended to build the Renewal Plan for the Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association (HAAA) Grounds in two phases. The first phase of construction, which includes a spray pad, playground, basketball court, seating areas, sun shelter, new pathways, park lighting, and tree planting, was planned for 2022-2023. The second phase, which includes the field house renovation, sports field, running track, outdoor fitness equipment, new pathways, skate dots, seating areas, park lighting, tree planting, memorial beds, and irrigated garden beds, was planned for 2024-2025.
Note: The play structure and spray pad will be out of commission. Alternative play structures are located at Jackson Park (439 Jackson S), Mapleside Park (13 Mapleside Ave) and Beulah Park (59 Beulah Ave). Alternative spray pads: Victoria Park (500 King St W), Durand Park (89 Charlton Ave W), Churchill Park (255 Glen Rd), Alexander Park (201 Whitney Ave)
Status: Park construction beginning Spring 2026. See Note
- ABERDEEN AVE - RESURFACING - SHORT-TERM HOLD* UNTIL FULL RECONSTRUCTION
Scope: Resurfacing only from Dundurn St S to Longwood Rd S
Status: Completed
*Short-term refers to the length of time it will be in place. When the section from Dundurn to the bridge is fully reconstructed, the resurfacing will be removed to complete the substructure work on the water and sewer mains. At this time, we do not know which phase of reconstruction the area falls under: Phase 1, Phase 2, or Phase 3.
- KIRKENDALL ROAD RESURFACING 2026
Scope: Road resurfacing with some sidewalk repair for the following streets: Jackson St W (Queen to Locke), Canada St (Queen to Locke), Hunter St W (Queen to Richmond), Homewood Ave (Dundurn to MacDonald), Beulah Ave, South St (Mountain to Dundurn), Glenfern (Undermount to Mountain)
Status: 2026 construction season
- ABERDEEN AVE (Queen S to CPKC Bridge) and DUNDURN ST S (Aberdeen to Stanley) - FULL RECONSTRUCTION
Scope: Aberdeen Ave (Queen St S intersection to CPKC bridge) and Dundurn St S (Aberdeen to Stanley). All works from back-of-sidewalk to back-of-sidewalk. Three watermains, separation of the combined sewer system to separate the sanitary sewer and storm sewer. Full Complete Streets Revision. *Note: Dundurn St S (Stanley to Hill St) resurfacing.
Status: Consultation with residents is tentatively scheduled for Fall 2025. Construction is expected to occur in multi-year phases, beginning in 2027. At this time, we do not know which phase of reconstruction the area falls under: Phase 1, Phase 2, or Phase 3.
Strathcona
- YORK BOULEVARD 2024-2025 CONSTRUCTION
Scope & Design: See project storyboard
Design (video)
Status: Road work complete. Signal work and tree planting in process. Previous note: Phase 2 is in progress, from April 1 to Fall 2025. Notice to property owners. Periodic closing of intersections York/Locke and York/Queen after Dundurn/York reopens.
Precondition survey for property owners.
- LOCKES ST N (King W to York) & MARGARET ST
Scope: Subservice watermain replacement, resurfacing and traffic calming. Traffic calming measures will include raised crosswalks at Morden, Peter, and Florence, as well as a raised intersection at Locke and Napier.
Status: Tentatively 2026
- VICTORIA PARK TENNIS COURTS REPLACEMENT
Scope: The existing tennis court amenities at this park have exceeded their useful life cycle and require replacement. The playing and practice courts, as well as the fencing, will be fully replaced.
Status: Fencing is present, removal of old surface underway. The project will continue as long as the weather holds this fall and will then restart in the Spring.
Westdale
- MAIN ST W - Dalewood to Cootes (north side)
Scope: Resurfacing on the north side of the median in front of the hospital, from Dalewood Ave to Cootes Dr
Status: Completed Summer 2025
- CHURCHILL PARK PHASE 3 (Project website)
Scope: Phase 3 will address the pathways, the Parkside north-end stairs, and an informal teaching area
Status: Construction began in the fall of 2025, with the first priority being the northern stair connection. The remainder of the project will pick up in early Spring.
- WESTDALE SOUTH ROAD WORK
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- Whitton Rd, Oakwood Pl, & Cline Ave S (King to Sterling) Resurfacing
- Sterling St: Roadway resurfacing, sidewalk repairs, protected bike lanes, raised intersection at Sterling and Dalewood Cres.
- King St W - Traffic calming: Independent Pedestrian Crossing signal on King St W at Haddon Ave 2. Reduction in radii Cline Ave at King St W, reduced width of the road opening.
- Notice to property owners.
Project Manager: Randy Carr ([email protected])
Status: Completed Summer 2025.
- CHURCHILL PARK FIELD HOUSE WASHROOM UPGRADES
Scope: Complete washroom renovation. Winterised universal and accessible washrooms.
Status: Construction is scheduled for 2026
Completed pre 2025
Ainslie Wood
- Construction of New Traffic Control Infrastructure (Various Locations) - Completed 2023
Scope: Construction of New Bump-outs on Sanders Boulevard at Thorndale Cres, and another at Binkley Road. Raised pedestrian crossovers at the Hamilton Rail Trail on the following roads in Ainslie Wood: Stroud Rd, Broadway Ave, Emerson St, Leland St, Rifle Range Rd. Ewen Rd - a multi-use path on the west side that provides a direct crossing.
- Mapes Ave - Aylett St to Leland St: Resurfacing - Completed 2023
Scope: Roadway and sidewalk repairs
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Main & Whitney (HD17A) Water Pumping Station Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and Conceptual Design - Study Completed 2024
- Cycling Master Plan I - Completed 2024
Scope: Past meeting videos are hosted virtually on the City’s webpage at: www.hamilton.ca/mainwhitneystationea. Status:
Scope: Continuing the projected bike lanes on Main St W from Wilson St in Ancaster to Ofield Rd. Bikeway from Ewen Rd (end of City's portion of the rail trail) along Ofield to meet the protected lanes on Main St W
- WATERMAIN LINING, VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Scope: Butty Pl, Brodick St (Iona to end), Granton St (Iona to end), Rifle Range Rd (Iona to end)
Status: Completed 2025: Notice to residents
Kirkendall
- Glenside Trail Lighting - Completed 2022
Scope: Lights added to the multi-use trail between Glenside Ave and Studholme Rd - Completed
- Beulah Park - Completed 2022
Scope: Play Structure and Paths
- Mapleside Park & Radial Park - Completed 2023
Scope: Play structure, pathways & flooding mitigation
- Kent St & Pearl St S Resurfacing - Completed 2022
Scope: Included repair of concrete curbs and sidewalks (at various locations), milling the roadway and re-surfacing with hot mix asphalt on Kent and traffic calming mechanisms from Hunter St W to Amelia as part of the Bicycle Boulevard project, still in pilot phase. Status: Construction completed in 2023. Evaluation survey 2024
- Canada Street Sidewalk Repairs - Completed 2024
Scope: Canada Street from Queen St S to the extreme west end should expect to see sidewalk repairs at selected locations.
- Hillcrest Ave - Road resurfacing - Completed 2024
Scope: Hillcrest Ave, Section of Homewood and Linwood Aves,
- Kirkendall South Watermain Lining - Completed July 2025
Scope: Mount Royal Ave, Beulah Ave. Orchard Hill, South St, Miles Crt Notice to residents
Strathcona
- Breadalbane Resurfacing - Completed 2022
Scope: Included repair of concrete curbs and sidewalks (at various locations), milling the roadway and re-surfacing with hot mix asphalt on Kent and traffic calming mechanisms from Hunter St W to Amelia as part of the Bicycle Boulevard project, still in pilot phase. Status: Construction completed in 2023. Evaluation survey 2024
- Jones St Construction - Completed 2023
Scope: Watermain replacement, storm sewer installation, road & sidewalk reconstruction and associated works
- Morden St - Full Reconstruction - Completed 2023
Scope: Watermain replacement, storm sewer installation, road & sidewalk reconstruction and associated works
- Dundurn Park Play Structure Replacement - Completed May 2024
Scope: New easy-access play structure, rubberised and accessible surfaces, accessible saucer swing, panels and musical elements
- Victoria Park Spray Pad and Sun Shelter - Completed June 2024
Scope: Replacement of the existing spray pad, construction of a new sun shelter, construction of a new plaza area with seating, and park lighting upgrades. The new spray pad is shaped like the shadow of the historical Crystal Palace, which once stood on the same ground. Note that these projects mark the completion of the Victoria Park Master Plan, which began over a decade ago. Project website
- Barton St W, North sidewalk connection (Queen N to Crooks St)
Scope: Connect residents on the north side of Barton St W (Queen to Crooks) with sidewalks leading to controlled stops for safer pedestrian crossings.
Status: Completed 2025
Westdale
- Real-Time Control Sterling St Sewer Chamber Construction & Road Closure - Completed 2023
- Marion Ave North Reconstruction and Marion Ave S - Completed 2023
Scope: Watermain replacement, storm sewer installation, road & sidewalk reconstruction and associated works
- Real-Time Control Glen Road Sewer Chamber Construction - Completed 2024
- Macklin St N - Resurfacing only - Completed 2024